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Wounded Bear

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6. I doubt if it's that simple...

Thu May 26, 2016, 09:30 AM

May 2016

but the only real option is something along this line, with individual stalls catering to whomever needs to use it.

Or maybe just admit that the system was actually working until some idiot starting screaming about shit that ain't even real.

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Optimism Brewery in Seattle solves the gendered bathroom "problem" [View all] Recursion May 2016 OP

Works for me... Wounded Bear May 2016 #1

Hey why not? Initech May 2016 #3

IDK, how expensive is that really? If you've already got the plumbing, you're just putting up Recursion May 2016 #4

I doubt if it's that simple... Wounded Bear May 2016 #6

Call it a stimulus measure Recursion May 2016 #7

It's a good solution. Maybe too expensive for most existing small businesses, but . . . brush May 2016 #29

Agreed... Wounded Bear May 2016 #30

Oh yeah. For sure. It's a repug wedge issue, which is like you say, a made up problem. brush May 2016 #31

Doesn't matter what it costs matt819 May 2016 #37

Great point. 1496 DUers have now seen "Optimism Brewery Seattle" Recursion May 2016 #38

And it will almost certainly be spread around by those who have seen it--and once it tblue37 May 2016 #41

There are some follow-on costs jberryhill May 2016 #52

Absolutely! mountain grammy May 2016 #8

Love this! AllyCat May 2016 #21

Havn't been there yet (I also rarely drink) JackInGreen May 2016 #2

Simple solutions are the best solutions! nt johnson_z May 2016 #5

Number-wise that doesn't solve it. Men won't be confining themselves to the urinals, pnwmom May 2016 #9

So if that becomes a problem they can change the ratio (nt) Recursion May 2016 #12

Building codes dictate the numbers of toilet fixtures, not the building owner. FSogol May 2016 #18

Or maybe they have an additional ladies room somewhere else. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #20

It has not been an issue thus far. Using the single space, they were able to add Glassunion May 2016 #23

But there is this quote: pnwmom May 2016 #47

But then there is this quote: Glassunion May 2016 #49

urinals are much more economical and environmentally friendly dbackjon May 2016 #72

It will prove one thing- Man or Woman snooper2 May 2016 #26

I actually stared at the photo for a second, and realized there are more toilets than urinals. Glassunion May 2016 #57

Good for you! Thanks! pnwmom May 2016 #60

As a woman, not fair. Not enough toilets. mainer May 2016 #10

So you tweak the ratio empirically Recursion May 2016 #11

I can count the times I've shit in a public rr in the last decade on 1 hand linuxman May 2016 #15

well, it is a brewery maxsolomon May 2016 #27

Are there more men than women at the breweries you go to? gollygee May 2016 #33

I think glassunion's point is valid: this is a more efficient use of space Recursion May 2016 #36

I don't know where you live, but breweries in Seattle are just as likely to have women as men. pnwmom May 2016 #48

I'd have to agree. I also visited their Facebook page, and it seems to be a regular spot for the Glassunion May 2016 #53

i live in seattle and it was a joke maxsolomon May 2016 #69

You may not be aware pnwmom May 2016 #70

i'm an architect and i am well aware of that. maxsolomon May 2016 #71

Not to be crass or scatological... Chan790 May 2016 #75

gross maxsolomon May 2016 #77

It is. Section 2903.3.8 Pee and Poop provitions. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2016 #76

By using a combined space they were able to add more toilets overall than they would if Glassunion May 2016 #28

A problem that never existed... AlbertCat May 2016 #13

In my city, Santa Fe NM, SheilaT May 2016 #14

There are no solutions sulphurdunn May 2016 #16

That one's tough to out-idiot, though. RiverNoord May 2016 #25

No they'll still scream about saying bathrooms should be segregated and trans MillennialDem May 2016 #65

But the point of the innovation is that there are no 'mens'' or 'womens'' rooms. RiverNoord May 2016 #80

I was in Paris and they had coed mikeysnot May 2016 #17

I was in Germany on my way to Iraq Quackers May 2016 #63

That happened to me in Germany also? mikeysnot May 2016 #68

I love my city <3 CarrieLynne May 2016 #19

lol - perfect. RiverNoord May 2016 #22

The downside is it makes it much easier for people to shoot up or do a bump Recursion May 2016 #24

Sharps Containers? BBG May 2016 #34

Ha. This same bar had little scissors next to the straw dispenser Recursion May 2016 #35

This is awesome and needs to spread. lark May 2016 #32

Perhaps, but it introduces a new one... Xithras May 2016 #39

See post #46 Glassunion May 2016 #50

Not only that, but marybourg May 2016 #74

And privacy for all. You know why US toilet stalls have gaps that compromise tblue37 May 2016 #40

Nope. Xithras May 2016 #42

Women's toilets have a problem, too, though not as common. Many women won'sit their fannies tblue37 May 2016 #43

Yuck! Xithras May 2016 #44

Toilet paper works well enough to line a toilet seat. And I also carry sanitizing wipes to clean off tblue37 May 2016 #45

I'm curious what a paper does to urine Jesus Malverde May 2016 #66

You don't line a toilet seat wet with urine. You line a dry, apparently clean tblue37 May 2016 #78

Interesting article Jesus Malverde May 2016 #79

Every place I've ever worked, the women's rooms are the nastiest. ladyVet May 2016 #46

Yes to your last sentence treestar May 2016 #55

Problem solved for new construction, maybe user_name May 2016 #51

You would have a point if there actually was a problem. The problem is manufactured. Glassunion May 2016 #54

The most efficient solution... GummyBearz May 2016 #56

Actually, both could sit. Glassunion May 2016 #58

You might be on to something GummyBearz May 2016 #61

My problem is that I have a nasty habit of holding it... Glassunion May 2016 #62

Stop that. You are getting me too riled up GummyBearz May 2016 #64

I still don't want to see a man stepping away and zipping up.nt clarice May 2016 #59

Most places already have a "third bathroom": it has icons for Man,Woman, Handicapped on door... Hekate May 2016 #67

Amazing that so many DUers can find reasons to criticize this restroom layout. Quantess May 2016 #73